African Union pledges support for Hir-Shabelle
The Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Madeira has pledged to support HirShabelle state improve security and...
Somali FM: Somalis ‘Finger-Pointed’ by Immigration Ban
Somalia's foreign minister says he is "saddened" by the order barring Somalis from entering the United States and hopes officials will reconsider the policy.
In...
China says hostages held by Somali pirates were rescued
Monday October 24, 2016
Sailors who had been held hostage by pirates for more than four years, smile as they arrive at the airport in...
2 Al-Shabaab Militants Captured In Yakshid Police Operation
Latest reports on Somali National News Agency (SONNA) indicate that two suspects of the Al Qaeda linked group Al-Shabaab were on Thursday evening captured...
Somalia joins Africa-led initiative to protect elephants
Wednesday September 14, 2016
Somalia on Wednesday signed to join The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), an African-led program aimed at ending ivory trade.
Minister for Livestock...
President of Somalia’s South-West State, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan meets Dr Tedros
The President of Somalia's South-West State, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan Met With Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom met today July 27, 2016)...
Uganda says salary of its troops in AMISOM ‘ready’
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has said the Ugandan troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia will be...
BREAKING:110 people have died in 48 hours in one drought-hit In Bay Region
BAIDOA- 110 people had starved to death in the southwestern Bay region alone, Somali Prime Minister Hassan Khaire announced on Saturday.
Prime Minister Hassan Khaire...
NUSOJ opposes newly approved Somali Media Committee
National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has strongly opposed the Somali Media Committee approved by Somali cabinet on Thursday.
In press statement released by the...
No extrajudicial killings and no torture in Kenya, says CS Amina
Reports of extrajudicial killings, torture and harassment by Kenya’s security forces are false, Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed has said.
She dismissed reports by Human...
Sharif Hassan accused of ‘leadership incompetence’
A minister has accused of the president of the Interim Southwest administration Sharif Sheikh Aden ‘leadership incompetence’ and failure in ending the conflict.
Speaking to...
Somalia’s Jubbaland to allow Dadaab returnees’ entry
The Somali regional administration of Jubbaland said it would allow refugees being repatriated from Kenya’s Dadaab camp to arrive in the region, reversing its...
Ethiopian government donates food aid to Hiiraan residents
The Ethiopian government has donated food aid to residents of Hiiraan who were displaced by floods early this year.
The consignment that also included non-food...
NISA Soldier Gunned down outside Mogadishu
Suspected Al shabaab members have shot and killed a soldier serving with NISA – National Intelligence and security agency at Garasbaley area, just outside...
Blast at ammunition depot kills dozens in Libya
More than 20 civilians killed in an explosion at an ammunition store in the Libyan town of Garabulli east of Tripoli.
More than 20 civilians...
3,000 Dadaab refugees stuck as Jubaland blocks their entry
An estimated 3,000 Somali refugees yesterday were stranded at the Dadaab camp and at the Kenya-Somali border after the Jubaland administration blocked their return.
Conditions...
Burundi, AU resolve AMISOM pay dispute
Burundi and the African Union (AU) reached an agreement on Thursday on the modalities of payment of Burundian troops deployed in Somalia as part...
Galmudug says 119 alleged Somali pirates in india are fishermen
Authorities in Central Somalia state have said the 119 alleged Somali pirates who were prosecuted in India were fishermen barely a day after thousands of...
Time for the Security Council to Dissolve Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group
Last week’s high level consultation meeting by the country’s leadership both at federal and regional level was very symbolic and different from the previous...
Kenya denies abuse of refugees in push to close Somali camp
Thursday September 15, 2016
Kenya reaffirmed on Thursday its plan to close the world's largest refugee camp by November, rejecting allegations by Human Rights Watch...